XVIII REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



Expenditures (carried over) $3,716.31 



General expeusea: 



Meetings $590.00 



Postage and telegraph 523. 02 



Stationery 633.25 



General printing 300.36 



Incidentals 658.91 



Books, periodicals, and binding 1, 126.28 



Salaries 22,732.17 



26,563.99 



Publications and researches : 



Smithsonian Contributions 2,618. 98 



Miscellaneous Collections 3, 497. 62 



Reports 1,969.48 



Explorations and researches 2,690.08 



Apparatus 72.08 



10,848.24 



Exchanges : 



Literary and scientific exchanges 4,6^3.11 



' 4, 683. 11 



Total expenditure = $45,811.65 



Balance unexpended June 30, 1887... 1,423.14 



The balances ou hand July 1, 1886, as jjiven in the last report, on 

 account of funds intrusted to the Institution for conducting special 

 researches, viz, from M. J. Jesup for collections of fish casts and build- 

 ing stones, $87.21, and from .' . Uotchkiss for research on coke, $37.28, 

 ha re been expended during the year, and these accounts have been 

 closed. 



The items of expenditure given above should be credited with the 

 cash received from miscellaneous sources, sales, etc., as follows: 



Building §!20.40 



Furniture 12.10 



Postage 2.80 



General printing 1.50 



Incidentals 38.95 



Books, periodicals, and binding 14.00 



Smithsonian Contributions 125. 99 



Miscellaneous Collections 416.77 



Reports 18.68 



Explorations and researches 12. 95 



Exchanges 696.43 



1, 360. 62 

 The net expenditure of the Institution for the year was, therefore, 

 $44,451.03, or $1,3G0.G2 less than the total expenditure, $45,811.65, above 

 given. 



All the moneys received by the Institution from interest, sales, re- 

 funding of moneys temporarily advanced or otherwise, are deposited 

 with the Treasuier of the United States to the credit of the Secretary 



